US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation
US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation reported $35.3 million in revenue and $31.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.78 went to program services, $0.22 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 52.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $128,584 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 293% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 28, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $31MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 28, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $35MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 52.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 45.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $128,584 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.41% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation raises funds for the completion of capital projects for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. These funds have been used to assist in the construction of a new skills training center and a new rocket park that displays the center's collection of rocket artifacts
Through the fundraising efforts of the foundation, donations are made and allocated to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for scholarships to attend space camp and other educational museum programs. Space camp and affiliated programs provide hands on learning of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in an immersive setting using space exploration as the theme and backdrop. The same technique is applied to our educator programs and not only teaches our educators but provides learning tools and inspiration that they can take back to the classroom
The foundation solicits funds from corporate and private donors to sponsor several major events throughout the year. The events are hosted by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center but underwritten by funds raised by the foundation. These events support the missions of the foundation and the center and keep the community at large engaged and up to date on what is current in the museum
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 18 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,138
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation totaling $1.4M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025, US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation reported that 99.8% of its $31.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025 was $128,584, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation get its money?
Of $35.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025, 52.7% came from contributions and grants (including 3.6% from government grants) and 45.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 63-1265839 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025, object 202610649349301601 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2024, object 202500709349301410 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 24, 2023, object 202410449349301511 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 25, 2022, object 202320399349300047 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2021, object 202222429349301222 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 63-1265839: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.